KINE 330 Financing Sport
This course grounds students in the real world of financial management in sport, showing them how to apply financial concepts and appreciate the importance of finance in sport management and operations. Through classroom presentations, discussions, and course assignments, the student will be provided with a solid foundation in financial management, managerial economics, and statistics as they relate to the sport industry. The course content will focus primarily on the spectator sport segment of the sport industry (professional sports, collegiate athletics, Olympic sports, sport facilities, events, and sport agencies). Some of the topics that will be covered are capital, budgeting, asset allocation, market structures, financing of venues including subsidies, salary caps and the effect of collective bargaining agreements on sport organizations.